THREE: The Geography of Pluralism in Public Spaces

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Chapter 3 focuses on problems of pluralism in public space. Its reasoning rests on two related tenets. The first is that public space has an ‘intimate nature’ as the place where diversity in its various forms is expressed to the fullest extent. The second is that public regulation must be indifferent to various conceptions of the good and must consequently aim at maximizing the degree of diversity in public space; thus, it must focus only on negative effects on third parties, so that peaceful coexistence and interaction among people with different histories, cultures and identities is made possible. Starting from these premises, the chapter analyses some widespread practices of public space regulation in Western cities: namely, municipal ordinances dealing with issues of order, decorum and safety. Taking the case of Italy as a frame of reference, the chapter argues that these ordinances quite frequently, but unacceptably, criminalize the status of people in a ‘no-property situation’ (such as homeless people and Roma people). More generally, these ordinances are discriminatory and intolerant because they favour, explicitly or implicitly, a substantive conception of the good. They do so in the unacceptable belief that certain lifestyles and preferences are better than others and must therefore also be promoted through spatial regulation.

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